Civilian Conservation Corps Research Paper

Before Franklin Delano Roosevelt was inaugurated as President, more than 25% of the population was unemployed. The New Deal agencies gave these families a chance when they had no hope. One of those successful agencies was the CCC–Civilian Conservation Corps. Locally there is Clarkco State Park in Quitman, MS that was founded and built by the CCC. Currently there is the CCC Legacy that was founded to not let the history and purpose of the CCC die after it was disbanded in 1942. There is much to learn about the CCC, both past, present, and future. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) is one of the many alphabet soup agencies that President Franklin D. Roosevelt developed at the beginning of his term during the Great …show more content…
Clarkco State Park is one of eight original Mississippi state parks. It was built by the CCC Company 1437 in 1938 and the CCC men built four of the original cabins and two large picnic shelters that are still in use. They stayed in barracks in a camp along U.S. Hwy 45 in the park. There are many trails and activities to do at Clarkco; I personally walked every trail at Clarkco this past Christmas. One trail leads to the site of the CCC work camp. At the location of the CCC work camp, you can still find the rock and mortar walls of what used to be a Goldfish pond which was the centerpiece of the CCC camp. You can visit the multipurpose/visitor center building to look at a display of photos and information about the CCC in general and specifically on this camp that built Clarkco State Park. Clarkco has definitely expanded since the CCC first founded it. It now has 18 cabins and a water splash pad for the whole family to enjoy a day in the water. You can fish, stay in cabins, stay in the RV park, go camping, or take your children to the playground. None of this would have been possible if not for the conservation efforts of these young men that were employed into the CCC. This shows a local example of how the CCC impacted the United …show more content…
The CCC Legacy was founded in 2007 as a result of a merger between the Camp Roosevelt CCC Legacy Foundation and the National Association of CCC Alumni (NACCCA). It was founded to pass on this legacy of conservation to future generations and continue to promote and educate the public of all ages about the CCC. One can buy a membership into the CCC Legacy to help bring attention to the legacy of the CCC and conserving our world. Members help to educate the public on what the CCC stood and stands for and scout groups maintain public lands for future generations to enjoy. The members also have many meetings discussing different events, and they take tours of the parks around the area where they are meeting for that year. They built a commemorative wall during the time of the 75th and 80th anniversary of the CCC to honor those men that worked those nine years to build these parks to preserve the land and resources and is located in Edinburg, VA. At different parks, in many states are monuments and museums commemorating the work of the CCC in 1933-1942. This shows how the CCC is effecting the United States into the present and future, even after almost 76 years after it